Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1205
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 27, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 27, 2023
Latest Action
Mar 22, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1205
Congress
118
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Oklahoma
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

This bill revises requirements for oil and gas or geothermal drilling permits under the Mineral Leasing Act as well as the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from requiring an operator to obtain a federal drilling permit for oil, gas, or geothermal exploration and production activities conducted on a nonfederal surface estate if (1) the federal ownership interest is less than 50% of the subsurface mineral estate to be accessed by the proposed action; and (2) the operator submits to Interior a state permit to conduct such activities on the nonfederal surface estate.

Such activities are not considered to be a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and thus are not subject to environmental review requirements under NEPA. Further, such activities are not subject to requirements for federal actions under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Text (1)
February 27, 2023
Actions (3)
03/22/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
02/27/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
02/27/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jun 24, 2024 5:48:05 PM